# 2018–19 Canberra United FC (women) season

The 2018–19 Canberra United FC season was the club's eleventh season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football. The team played home games at McKellar Park and Seiffert Oval. The club's manager for the season was Heather Garriock.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 23 November 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Melissa Maizels |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Laura Hughes |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Natasha Prior |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Rachel Corsie (captain) |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Nikola Orgill |
| 6 | MF | RSA | Refiloe Jane |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Aoife Colvill |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Olivia Price |
| 9 | MF | RSA | Rhoda Mulaudzi |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Lauren Keir |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Meaghan McElligott |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Rosaria Galea |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Karly Roestbakken |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Maddy Whittall |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Taren King |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Nickoletta Flannery |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Sham Khamis |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Ellie Carpenter |
| 23 | FW | CHI | María José Rojas |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window |
| 5 | MF | Nikola Orgill | 25 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 6 | MF | Refiloe Jane | 26 | Vaal University of Technology | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 3 | DF | Natasha Prior | 20 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 9 | MF | Rhoda Mulaudzi | 28 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 1 | GK | Melissa Maizels | 25 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 20 | GK | Shamiran Khamis | 23 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 13 | MF | Meaghan McElligott | | Moreton Bay Jets (NPLW) | Signed | Pre-season |
| 4 | DF | Rachel Corsie | 29 | Utah Royals FC | Loan | Pre-season |
| 11 | MF | Denise O'Sullivan | 24 | North Carolina Courage | Loan | Pre-season |
| 8 | MF | Olivia Price | 22 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 23 | FW | María José Rojas | 30 | Orca Kamogawa FC | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 10 | FW | Paige Nielsen | 25 | Suwon UDC WFC | Transfer | Mid-season |
| 23 | FW | María José Rojas | 30 | | Transfer | Mid-season |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window |
| 1 | GK | Hayley Kopmeyer | 28 | Orlando Pride | Loan Return | Pre-season |
| 4 | DF | Toni Pressley | 28 | Orlando Pride | Loan Return | Pre-season |
| 11 | FW | Elise Thorsnes | 30 | Utah Royals FC | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 23 | FW | Michelle Heyman | 30 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 20 | FW | Amy Sayer | 16 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 10 | MF | Grace Maher | 19 | Melbourne Victory | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 8 | MF | Liana Danaskos | 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season |
| 23 | FW | María José Rojas | 30 | Unattached | Waived | Mid-season |
| 10 | FW | Paige Nielsen | 25 | Unattached | | Mid-season |
| 11 | MF | Denise O'Sullivan | 24 | North Carolina Courage | Loan return | Mid-season |

## W-League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC (C) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Canberra United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 4 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 February 2019. Source: Competitive Matches

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | B | A | H | A | H | H | A | B |
| Result | W | D | L | L | W | D | ✖ | L | D | L | W | L | D | ✖ |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |